Sb 3.1 - Archived

Archived Sb 3.1 – Xanthomonas axonopodis pv glycines – soybean

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PathogenXanthomonas axonopodis pv. glycines (syn: Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines)
HostSoybean (Glycine max)
Common Namebacterial pustule
MethodSb 3.1 MXG selective media (Prathuangwong et al., 1997)
Method ClassTemporary Standard (B)
Sample5000 seeds

Procedure:

  1. Seeds are surfaced sterilized with 95% ethyl alcohol for 30 sec.
  2. Seeds are plated on MXG selective medium amended with 1 ml of a 50 mg/ml stock solution of polymixin B sulfate/ liter.
  3. Plates are incubated at room temperature for 2 weeks.
  4. Presumptive colonies of X. campestris pv glycines are distinguished by morphological characteristics including color and size.

Biochemical tests:

  1. Subcultures on plates of nutrient glucose agar are identified by a range of biochemical tests including oxidase reaction, acid and gas production from carbon sources, gram staining, and production of indoleacetic acid.

Pathogencity test:

  1. Cultures are grown on nutrient glucose broth overnight and adjusted to a concentration of 107 cfu/ml.
  2. Leaves of a 3-5 day old soybean plant (cultivar SJ14 or other susceptible variety) are inoculated.
  3. Plants are evaluated for symptom development after 7-10 days at 30-34oC and 79-95% relative humidity.

Recipes:

MXG:

Prepared MXP agar:

ReagentQuantity
Distilled Water1000 mL
K2HPO4 0.8 g
KH2HPO4 0.6 g
Yeast Extract0.7 g
Soluble Starch0.8 g
Glucose1.0 g
Agar15.0 g

Additional ingredients:

1 ml methyl green (1% in 20% ETOH)=1 ml per liter of MXP, pH = 7.2-7.4 and autoclaved.

After cooling add filter sterilized:

ReagentQuantity
Cycloheximide (50 mg/ml in 12.5% methanol)1 mL
Cephalexin (50 mg/ml aqueous)1 mL
Bacitran (10 mg/ml aqueous)1 mL
Kasugamycin (50 mg/ml aqueous)1 mL

References:

Prathuangwong, S., Khandej, K., and Goto, M. 1997. Development of new methods for ecological study of soybean bacterial pustule: A semiselective medium for detecting Xanthomonas campestris pv. glycines in contaminated soybean seed. pp 197-202 in: Banpot Napompeth (ed). Proceedings of World Soybean Research Conf. V, Chiangma, Thailand 1994.